St. Louis Radio: George Noory Leaving KTRS

George Noory

When news broke last week that George Noory's "Coast to Coast AM" was leaving its longtime home at KTRS-AM "The Big 550", station execs say listeners called to express their displeasure with the show being dropped.

"We feel the exact same way," station general manager Mark Dorsey told Joe Holleman at stltoday.com, noting it was the show's syndicators (Premiere Radio Networks) who opted out of renewing the contract.

Dorsey said the looming split is especially painful because Noory had been a longtime local host at KTRS and lived in St. Louis before he was recruited in 2003 to replace Art Bell on "Coast to Coast AM."

Program director Lauren Ryan said the station was now weighing "several" program options.

Noory has declined to comment, saying he would address the issue in late April.

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